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How hiking is like running a business
We are conditioned to keep going forward, but a careful retreat or horizontal strategy sometimes is the best way to make faster uphill progress.
| Yum! Brands Inc. has declared a dividend of $0.335 per share of common stock. The quarterly dividend will be distributed May 3 to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 12, 2013. Since initiating a dividend in 2004, Yum! has … | |
| PizzaRev, an artisan pizza concept based in Los Angeles, today announced that Buffalo Wild Wings has taken a minority position in its new concept. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. "The PizzaRev team is thrilled to have Buffalo Wild Wings as an … | |
| Papa Murphy's reported its sales and growth milestones from 2012. In addition to expanding its national footprint to more than 1,325 locations, the chain achieved 25 record sales weeks during the year. The company's two-year sales comp grew nearly 9 … | |
 | The Marco's Pizza franchise system has doubled in size in less than five years. Jack Butorac, CEO of the Toledo, Ohio-based chain, attributes the rapid growth to the company's "infrastructure." Specifically, Marco's has about 55 area reps in place … |
| Franchise industry veteran Lynette McKee, CFE, announced today the launch of McKeeCo Services LLC, a franchising and development strategic advisory firm. McKeeCo Services will provide franchise consulting to foodservice, hospitality, retail and … | |
 | Domino's Pizza is extending its early-week carryout special to Thursday. Previously the promotion — a large, three-topping pizza for $7.99 — ran Monday through Wednesday each week. Domino's is marketing the extension through a new … |
 | By Jeremiah Higgins From renovations to computer systems, equipment to uniforms — restaurant costs have a tendency to add up. We can always keep a renovation basic or chalk up the cost of a new Sub-Zero to its investment value, but the one … |
 | It's tough to run a restaurant. We've taught customers to be value driven in their selections in eating out. The rising commodity prices continue to challenge restaurant operators providing the value customers seek balanced with profitability. The … |
 | Is the No. 1 food truck failure cause menu, location, marketing, branding, employees, team enthusiasm, or undercapitalization? No. Many small business experts believe that it is the failure to write an appropriate business plan — or failure to … |
 | When I talk to prospects and clients about their off-premise catering requirements, many of them tell me that they want a program that is scalable and predictable. They want a program that will make it easy to grow as they open additional … |
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Limited-Time Offers You Can Create with Your Current Make Table
Operators can add variety to their menus without additional inventory.Type: White PaperSponsored by: Burke Corporation -
Forecast for Profit
Did you know that by tapping into the sales data collected every day by your POS, you can drive sales, improve operations, and increase profits?Type: White PaperSponsored by: SpeedLine Solutions -
Call Centers: Excellent Investment, Endless Possibilities
Restaurant operations today are faced with tough issues: keeping customers satisfied in a competitive marketplace, reducing costs through greater efficiency, and finding new ways to grow their …Type: White PaperSponsored by: Granbury Restaurant Solutions -
Anatomy of a Paper Schedule
Are your labor-management practices 'inferior' to the competition's? Manual methods not making the 'cut' for your hourly workforce? Dissect inefficient paper processes, and discover the 'superior …Type: PresentationSponsored by: PeopleMatter -
Pizza Executive Summit 2011: Building A Market Perspective to Determine Value
In this presentation, such topics of discussion include the roadmap to commodity markets, component pricing and risk management tools.Type: PresentationSponsored by: Pizza Executive Summit
